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  • 4/18/2025
Long before she quit acting because she felt it interfered with her religion, Zaira Wasim reiterated how she never had any intention of getting into Bollywood.
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00:00I didn't have any interest. I never thought I'd act.
00:04It was destiny. It was written in my fate.
00:08And that's what happened to me.
00:19My dad started with this.
00:21He said, I'm a bad girl.
00:30My dad started with this. He said, I'm a bad girl.
00:33It was written in my fate. It was written in my fate.
00:36And that's what happened to me.
00:38It was written in my fate. It was written in my fate.
00:42And that's what happened to me.
00:44It was written in my fate. It was written in my fate.
00:49I want to tell you something.
00:51A lot of people have considered me their role model.
00:54But I think I'm no inspiration for them.
00:57I never thought I'd act.
01:00It was destiny. It was written in my fate.
01:04And that's what happened to me.
01:05I'm glad that the story we did, Dangal,
01:08which is about female empowerment,
01:12is good to a great extent.
01:13But I don't want to be an offset inspiration.
01:18A lot of people come and tell me that I'm a role model for youngsters.
01:22They shouldn't think that they can act if I act.
01:26They have a lot of potential.
01:28There are a lot of people who are more talented than me.
01:32And I think you should find what you can do.
01:36And don't make yourself a role model or an inspiration.

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